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Originally posted by lumberjim
If they kept the bad guys in holes in the ground, and paid someone to piss on their heads each morning, maybe, just maybe there'd be less inmates to deal with.
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Perhaps...or maybe, just maybe, we have a combination of ridiculous laws on the books and a system that is more focused on punishment than rehabilitation.
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It is up to the individual incarcaree to rehabilitate himself.
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[dar512/dave]There is no such word as "incarcaree."[/dar512/dave]
And I agree with you to a point. For some, a shove in the right direction would do wonders. They just don't quite get it by themselves, but when you give them a bit of guidance, they figure it out. In addition, you can follow the right path, but your fate is still in the hands of others...for example, child molestors who have done their time, but are held beyond the end of their sentence. Not to mention, when you're in prison, you lose some of your individuality. A higher power is pulling your strings to a degree.
The convict has already shot himself in the foot...but how helpful is it for the system to shoot them in the other foot?